Telemark

Telemark

See also: telemark and télémark

English

Etymology

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Norwegian Telemarkbor.
English Telemark

    Borrowed from Norwegian Telemark.

    Proper noun

    Telemark (uncountable)

    1. A county of Norway.

    Derived terms

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology

    From Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from the genitive plural case of þelir (name of an old Germanic tribe) + mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).

    Pronunciation

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    • Hyphenation: Te‧le‧mark

    Proper noun

    Telemark

    1. a county of Eastern Norway
    • telemarking
    • Vestfold og Telemark (county, which existed from 2020 to 2024)

    Descendants

    • English: telemark

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Alternative forms

    • Telamork, Telamark (unofficial)

    Etymology

    tele (“someone from Telemark”) +‎ mark (“land; march”); from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from genitive plural of þelir (name of an old Germanic tribe) +‎ mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: Te‧le‧mark

    Proper noun

    Telemark f

    1. a county of Eastern Norway
    • telemarking
    • Vestfold og Telemark (county, which existed from 2020 to 2024)

    Descendants

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